# List of communities in the Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories of Canada contains 33 official communities.

## Communities

The following are communities recognised by the Government of the Northwest Territories. All of them are also recognized as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada.
| Name | Former name/date of change | Translation | Governance | Municipality | Administrative region | Census division | Population 2016 | % change from 2011 | Location |
| Aklavik | | barren-ground grizzly place | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 590 | −6.8% | 68°13′08″N 135°00′31″W﻿ / ﻿68.21889°N 135.00861°W﻿ / 68.21889; -135.00861﻿ (Aklavik) |
| Behchokǫ̀ | Rae Edzo, August 4, 2005 | Mbehcho's place | Self government, Community Government of Behchokö (Tlicho) | Yes | North Slave | Region 3 | 1,874 | −2.7% | 62°48′09″N 116°02′47″W﻿ / ﻿62.80250°N 116.04639°W﻿ / 62.80250; -116.04639﻿ (Behchokò) |
| Colville Lake | | K'áhbamñtúé; ptarmigan net place | Designated Authority, Behdzi Ahda First Nation, settlement | No | Sahtu | Region 2 | 129 | −13.4% | 67°02′18″N 126°05′32″W﻿ / ﻿67.03833°N 126.09222°W﻿ / 67.03833; -126.09222﻿ (Colville Lake) |
| Délı̨nę | Fort Franklin, June 1, 1993 | where the waters flow | Self government, Deline Got’ine Government, Charter Community | Yes | Sahtu | Region 2 | 533 | 12.9% | 65°11′12″N 123°25′18″W﻿ / ﻿65.18667°N 123.42167°W﻿ / 65.18667; -123.42167﻿ (Deline) |
| Dettah | | burnt point | Designated Authority, Yellowknives Dene First Nation (Dettah), settlement | No | North Slave | Region 6 | 219 | 4.3% | 62°24′41″N 114°18′27″W﻿ / ﻿62.41139°N 114.30750°W﻿ / 62.41139; -114.30750﻿ (Dettah) |
| Enterprise | | | Hamlet | Yes | South Slave | Region 5 | 106 | 7.1% | 60°33′24″N 116°08′34″W﻿ / ﻿60.55667°N 116.14278°W﻿ / 60.55667; -116.14278﻿ (Enterprise) |
| Fort Good Hope | Fort Hope, unknown | Rádeyı̨lı̨kóé; rapids place | Charter Community. K'asho Got'ine Charter Community | Yes | Sahtu | Region 2 | 516 | 0.2% | 66°15′31″N 128°37′43″W﻿ / ﻿66.25861°N 128.62861°W﻿ / 66.25861; -128.62861﻿ (Fort Good Hope) |
| Fort Liard | | Echaot'l Koe; people from the land of the giants | Hamlet | Yes | Dehcho | Region 4 | 500 | −6.7% | 60°14′27″N 123°28′11″W﻿ / ﻿60.24083°N 123.46972°W﻿ / 60.24083; -123.46972﻿ (Fort Liard) |
| Fort McPherson | | Teet'lit Zhen; at the head of the waters place | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 700 | −11.6% | 67°26′07″N 134°52′55″W﻿ / ﻿67.43528°N 134.88194°W﻿ / 67.43528; -134.88194﻿ (Fort McPherson) |
| Fort Providence | | Zhahti Koe; mission house | Hamlet | Yes | South Slave | Region 4 | 695 | −5.3% | 61°21′17″N 117°39′36″W﻿ / ﻿61.35472°N 117.66000°W﻿ / 61.35472; -117.66000﻿ (Fort Providence) |
| Fort Resolution | | Deninoo Kue; moose island | Hamlet | Yes | South Slave | Region 5 | 470 | −0.8% | 61°10′18″N 113°40′18″W﻿ / ﻿61.17167°N 113.67167°W﻿ / 61.17167; -113.67167﻿ (Fort Resolution) |
| Fort Simpson | | Liidlii Kue; place where rivers come together | Village | Yes | Dehcho | Region 4 | 1,202 | 0.9% | 61°51′47″N 121°21′18″W﻿ / ﻿61.86306°N 121.35500°W﻿ / 61.86306; -121.35500﻿ (Fort Simpson) |
| Fort Smith | | Thebacha; beside the rapids | Town | Yes | South Slave | Region 5 | 2,542 | 1.8% | 60°00′19″N 111°53′26″W﻿ / ﻿60.00528°N 111.89056°W﻿ / 60.00528; -111.89056﻿ (Fort Smith) |
| Gamèti | Rae Lakes, August 4, 2005 | rabbit net place | Self government, Community Government of Gametì, (Tlicho) | Yes | North Slave | Region 3 | 278 | 9.9% | 64°06′44″N 117°21′13″W﻿ / ﻿64.11222°N 117.35361°W﻿ / 64.11222; -117.35361﻿ (Gamètì) |
| Hay River | | Xátå'odehchee; Hay River | Town | Yes | South Slave | Region 5 | 3,528 | −2.2% | 60°49′59″N 115°46′40″W﻿ / ﻿60.83306°N 115.77778°W﻿ / 60.83306; -115.77778﻿ (Hay River) |
| Inuvik | | place of man | Town | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 3,243 | −6.4% | 68°21′42″N 133°43′50″W﻿ / ﻿68.36167°N 133.73056°W﻿ / 68.36167; -133.73056﻿ (Inuvik) |
| Jean Marie River | | Tthedzehk'edeli; water flowing over clay | Designated Authority, TthedzehKʼedeli First Nation, settlement | No | Dehcho | Region 4 | 77 | 20.3% | 61°31′33″N 120°37′38″W﻿ / ﻿61.52583°N 120.62722°W﻿ / 61.52583; -120.62722﻿ (Jean Marie River) |
| Kakisa | | K’agee; between the willows | Designated Authority, Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation, settlement | No | South Slave | Region 4 | 36 | −20.0% | 60°56′24″N 117°24′51″W﻿ / ﻿60.94000°N 117.41417°W﻿ / 60.94000; -117.41417﻿ (Kakisa) |
| Kátł’odeeche (Hay River Reserve, Hay River Dene 1) | | Xátå'odehchee; Hay River | Designated Authority, K'atlodeeche First Nation, Indian reserve | No | South Slave | Region 4 | 309 | 5.8% | 60°50′01″N 115°45′57″W﻿ / ﻿60.83361°N 115.76583°W﻿ / 60.83361; -115.76583﻿ (Hay River Reserve) |
| Łutselk'e | Snowdrift, July 1, 1992 | place of the Łutsel, a type of small fish | Designated Authority, Łutsel K’e Dene First Nation, settlement | No | North Slave | Region 5 | 303 | 2.7% | 62°24′19″N 110°44′22″W﻿ / ﻿62.40528°N 110.73944°W﻿ / 62.40528; -110.73944﻿ (Lutselk'e) |
| Nahanni Butte | | Tthenáágó; strong rock | Designated Authority, Nahanni Butte Dene Band, settlement | No | Dehcho | Region 4 | 87 | −14.7% | 61°02′02″N 123°22′50″W﻿ / ﻿61.03389°N 123.38056°W﻿ / 61.03389; -123.38056﻿ (Nahanni Butte) |
| Norman Wells | | Tåegõhtî; where there is oil | Town | Yes | Sahtu | Region 2 | 778 | 7.0% | 65°16′59″N 126°50′58″W﻿ / ﻿65.28306°N 126.84944°W﻿ / 65.28306; -126.84944﻿ (Norman Wells) |
| Paulatuk | | Paulatuuq; place of coal | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 313 | 6.5% | 69°21′05″N 124°04′10″W﻿ / ﻿69.35139°N 124.06944°W﻿ / 69.35139; -124.06944﻿ (Paulatuk) |
| Sachs Harbour | | Ikahuak; place to which you cross | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 103 | −8.0% | 71°59′08″N 125°14′53″W﻿ / ﻿71.98556°N 125.24806°W﻿ / 71.98556; -125.24806﻿ (Sachs Harbour) |
| Sambaa Kʼe | Trout Lake, June 21, 2016 | Place of trout | Designated Authority, Sambaa Kʼe Dene Band, settlement | No | Dehcho | Region 4 | 88 | −4.3% | 60°26′33″N 121°14′43″W﻿ / ﻿60.44250°N 121.24528°W﻿ / 60.44250; -121.24528﻿ (Trout Lake) |
| Tsiigehtchic | Arctic Red River, April 1, 1994 | mouth of the iron river | Charter Community | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 172 | 20.3% | 67°26′26″N 133°44′43″W﻿ / ﻿67.44056°N 133.74528°W﻿ / 67.44056; -133.74528﻿ (Tsiigehtchic) |
| Tuktoyaktuk | Port Brabant, 1950 | looks like a caribou | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 898 | 4.2% | 69°26′34″N 133°01′52″W﻿ / ﻿69.44278°N 133.03111°W﻿ / 69.44278; -133.03111﻿ (Tuktoyaktuk) |
| Tulita | Fort Norman, January 1, 1996 | where the waters meet | Hamlet | Yes | Sahtu | Region 2 | 477 | −0.2% | 64°54′01″N 125°34′39″W﻿ / ﻿64.90028°N 125.57750°W﻿ / 64.90028; -125.57750﻿ (Tulita) |
| Ulukhaktok | Holman, April 1, 2006 | where there is material for ulus | Hamlet | Yes | Inuvik | Region 1 | 396 | −1.5% | 70°44′11″N 117°46′05″W﻿ / ﻿70.73639°N 117.76806°W﻿ / 70.73639; -117.76806﻿ (Ulukhaktok) |
| Wekweètì | Snare Lakes, November 1, 1998 | rock lake | Self government, Community Government of Wekweètì (Tlicho) | Yes | North Slave | Region 3 | 129 | −8.5% | 64°11′25″N 114°10′58″W﻿ / ﻿64.19028°N 114.18278°W﻿ / 64.19028; -114.18278﻿ (Wekweètì) |
| Whatì | Lac La Martre, January 1, 1996 | marten lake | Self government, Community Government of Whatì (Tlicho) | Yes | North Slave | Region 3 | 470 | −4.5% | 63°08′40″N 117°16′22″W﻿ / ﻿63.14444°N 117.27278°W﻿ / 63.14444; -117.27278﻿ (Whatì) |
| Wrigley | | Pedzéh Kñ; clay place | Designated Authority, Pehdzeh Ki First Nation, settlement | No | Dehcho | Region 4 | 119 | −10.5% | 63°13′41″N 123°28′12″W﻿ / ﻿63.22806°N 123.47000°W﻿ / 63.22806; -123.47000﻿ (Wrigley) |
| Yellowknife | | Sömbak'è; money place | City | Yes | North Slave | Region 6 | 19,569 | 1.7% | 62°26′32″N 114°23′51″W﻿ / ﻿62.44222°N 114.39750°W﻿ / 62.44222; -114.39750﻿ (Yellowknife) |

### Other

Ndilǫ, (formerly Rainbow Valley, until 1991) part of the Akaitcho Territory Government, and represented by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation. It is located at 62°28′40″N 114°20′03″W﻿ / ﻿62.47778°N 114.33417°W﻿ / 62.47778; -114.33417﻿ (N'Dilo) on Latham Island, Yellowknife.

## Other census subdivisions

| Community name | Translation | Governance | Administrative region | Census division | Population 2016 | % change from 2006 | Location |
| Reliance | | Settlement | South Slave | Region 5 | 0 | −100.0% | 62°42′45″N 109°09′53″W﻿ / ﻿62.71250°N 109.16472°W﻿ / 62.71250; -109.16472﻿ (Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories) |
| Salt Plains 195 | | Indian reserve | South Slave | Region 5 | 0 | unchanged | 60°06′17″N 112°14′23″W﻿ / ﻿60.10472°N 112.23972°W﻿ / 60.10472; -112.23972﻿ (Salt Plains 195) |
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## Other places

* Canol Camp
* Discovery
* Fort Confidence
* Old Fort Providence
* Pine Point
* Port Radium
* Rayrock
* Tungsten

## Regional populations

Regional populations (Census division) :
| Region 1 | 8 communities | 6,372 | Region 1, Unorganized | 5 |
| Region 2 | 5 communities | 2,433 | Region 2, Unorganized | 0 |
| Region 3 | 4 communities | 2,751 | Region 3, Unorganized | 0 |
| Region 4 | 9 communities | 3,160 | Region 4, Unorganized | 47 |
| Region 5 | 7 communities | 6,980 | Region 5, Unorganized | 31 |
| Region 6 | 2 communities | 20,090 | Region 6, Unorganized | 302 |
Regional populations (administrative divisions) :
| Dehcho Region | 6 communities | 2,203 |
| Inuvik Region | 8 communities | 6,698 |
| North Slave Region | 8 communities | 22,239 |
| Sahtu Region | 5 communities | 2,474 |
| South Slave Region | 7 communities | 7,681 |